Ford Motor to cut 1,150 jobs in Britain
Ford Motor plans to cut 1,150 jobs in Britain, the Unite union stated on Friday, with almost 1,000 job losses concern its Bridgend engine plant in Wales. On Thursday, Ford stated it will cut thousands of jobs, look at plant closures and stop producing loss-making vehicle lines as part of a turnaround effort, and would
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Ford, Jaguar cuts thousands of jobs throughout Europe
Ford Motor and Jaguar Land Rover revealed sweeping job cuts across Europe on Thursday as automakers are having hard time with a slump in demand for diesel vehicles, tougher emissions regulations and a global economic slowdown led by China. Tata-owned JLR, based in central England, stated it will slash 4,500 out of 42,500 jobs, while
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Ford does not rule out plant closures as part of overhaul
Ford Motor cannot rule out plant closures as part of its attempts to return its European operations to profitability, Steven Armstrong, group vice president, Europe, Middle East and Africa, stated on Thursday. Upon being asked if the overhaul could include plant closures in Europe, Armstrong said, “A review of the manufacturing footprint is part of
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Volkswagen and Ford to unveil deeper alliance next week
Volkswagen and Ford Motor will reveal a deeper alliance next week that goes beyond collaborating in commercial vehicles in a move meant to save the automakers billions of dollars as they work on new technologies, two people knowledgeable about the plan stated on Wednesday. Ford and VW have been checking out closer cooperation as trade
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Fiat Chrysler to pay over $700 million concerning emissions claims
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV is going to pay over $700 million to deal with the lawsuits from the U.S. Justice Department and diesel owners over claims it utilized illegal software to permit 104,000 diesel vehicles to emit excess emissions, three people knowledgeable on the matter stated on Wednesday. Fiat Chrysler will pay $311 million in
Tesla sued for passenger death due to faulty battery
Chicago law firm Corboy & Demetrio stated on Tuesday it filed a lawsuit against electric automaker Tesla Inc alleging that its 2014 Model S sedan had a faulty battery pack that caused the death of an 18-year old passenger in an accident in 2018. On May 2018, a Tesla driven by Barrett Riley with passenger
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U.S. court refuses to take up Fiat Chrysler hacking case
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear Fiat Chrysler’s appeal in a class action lawsuit concerning allegations that its Jeeps and other trucks are vulnerable to hacking, one of the first legal cases associating automotive cyber security risks. The court’s action paves the way for an October trial in the litigation concerning the
Ford plans new wireless technology starting 2022
Ford Motor stated on Monday it prepares to present a wireless technology for its new vehicle models in the United States, starting 2022, that will permit direct communication between connected devices. The new technology named C-V2X, or cellular vehicle-to-everything, would augment sensors utilized in self-driving cars making the vehicle’s view from radars and cameras more
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Tesla prompts tariff exemption for Chinese-made car computer ‘brain’
Tesla Inc has asked the Trump administration make exemption for the Chinese-made car computer “brain” of its new Model 3 sedan from 25 percent tariffs imposed in August, stated they threaten the electric automaker’s bottom line. “Increased tariffs on this particular part cause economic harm to Tesla, through the rise of costs and impact to
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General Motors: Mark Reuss to succeed Dan Ammann as president
General Motors stated on Thursday that Mark Reuss would succeed Dan Ammann as president, effective immediately, as part of the automaker’s continued shift to electric and self-driving vehicles in North America and China. Reuss remains concentrated on rebuilding the Cadillac brand and streamlining automaker’s product development operations, while boosting the resources, mainly engineering hours, allocated
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UAW sues General Motors over temporary workers
The United Auto Workers stated on Thursday it was taking legal action against General Motors over labor contract violations emerging from its alleged use of temporary workers at an Indiana assembly plant, escalating the union’s fight against automaker’s plans to possibly shut down U.S. factories. The lawsuit, submitted on Wednesday in U.S. District Court in
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General Motors sold 200,000 electric vehicles in U.S. by 2018
General Motors hit 200,000 total electric vehicles sold in the United States by the end of last year, reaching a threshold that triggers a phase-out of a $7,500 federal tax credit during the next 15 months, a person knowledgeable about the matter stated Wednesday. The largest U.S. automaker reached the number in the fourth quarter
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Tesla names Larry Ellison to board
Tesla Inc on Friday named Oracle Corp co-founder Larry Ellison, a shareholder and self-admitted close friend of CEO Elon Musk, to its board to give the independent oversight demanded by U.S. regulators following Musk’s tweet about taking the electric automaker private. The move is meant to bring Tesla past months of turbulence after Musk’s August
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Tesla sets up Shanghai financial leasing company as China plans accelerate
Tesla Inc has registered a financial leasing company in China, a regional business registration filing shows, in the recent sign the U.S. electric automaker is trying to speed up its push into China. The California-based automaker, led by CEO Elon Musk, has started a wholly-owned financial leasing unit in Shanghai’s free trade zone with registered
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Ford recalling 874,000 pickup trucks for fire risks
Ford Motor stated Friday it is recalling 874,000 pickup trucks in North America with engine block heaters concerning fire risks. The second largest U.S. automaker stated the recall concerns some 2015-2019 Ford F-150 trucks, together with the 2017-2019 Ford F-250 Super Duty, F-350 Super Duty, F-450 Super Duty, and F-550 Super Duty pick-up trucks. Ford
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